河童

hétóng
noun #23,800

Meanings

  1. 1 kappa
  2. 2 a child-sized humanoid water creature in Japanese folklore

Examples

Hétóng shì Rìběn mínjiān chuánshuō zhōng zhù zài shuǐ zhōng de yāoguài.
The kappa is a water-dwelling creature from Japanese folklore.
Jùshuō hétóng tóudǐng yǒu yī gè zhuāng shuǐ de diézi.
It is said that kappa have a water-filled dish on top of their heads.

Tips

culture
河童 (kappa) is a well-known creature in Japanese mythology — child-sized, reptilian, and aquatic. They are known for pulling people into water. The word is written the same in Chinese characters as in Japanese kanji (河童).

Stroke Order

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